In April, the University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media announced the hiring of alumna Nikole Hannah-Jones, founder of the New York Times Magazine’s 1619 project, for the position of Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism. The journalism school recommended Hannah-Jones for full tenure; a month later, NC Policy Watch broke the news that UNC’s board of trustees had rejected the recommendation, offering her a five-year contract instead.
